294 Assembly Proceedings, August 19-September 6, 1731.

U. H. J.

Sept. 6

Monday Morning 6^th Sept^r 1731.
This House met again According to Adjournm^t

Present

The Honoble

Charles Calvert Esq^r
Co^l Holland
John Hall Esq^r
Philemon Lloyd Esq^r

Co^l Tilghman
Co^l Ward
Ben: Tasker Esq^r
Co^l Rider

The following Message being prepared is sent to the Lower House
by Philemon Lloyd Esq^r

By the Upper House of Assembly 6^th September 1731.
Gentlemen.
This House hath nominated the Honoble Charles Calvert Esq^r
Co^l William Holland Philemon Lloyd Esq^r Benjamin Tasker &
Philip Lee Esq" to Joy n the Members Appointed by your House in a
Committee to lay the publick Levy as proposed by Your Message
of 4^th Instant by M^r Beale and M^r George
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

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An Engrossed bill from the lower House by M^r Beale & Co^l Ennals
Entituled an Act for the Relief of Richard Smith William Nimmo
George Clagett William Burston James Mason John Brooke & Ben-
jamin Hilliard Languishing prisoners in Prince Georges County
Goal William Robertson Richard Roper John Norwood & Richard
Sympson languishing prisoners in Ann Arundell County Goal
Thomas Taylor languishing prisoner in Baltemore County Goal
Edward Hyatt & Robert Linch languishing prisoners in Kent County
Goal Richard Barrow Thomas Browne John Clarke William Austin
and Robert Cardiff languishing prisoners in Talbott County Goal
Thomas Vernal languishing prisoner in S^t Marys County Goal &
Daniel Hall a languishing Prisoner in Cecill County Goal, thus
Subscribed.
6^th September 1731

Read & Assented to by the lower House of Assembly.
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

Read the Engrossed bill in this House & Assented thereto &
ordered to be so Subscribed the paper bill so Endorsed is sent to the
lower House by Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
An Engrossed bill from the lower House by Maj^r King & M^r
Thompson Entituled an Act for Easing Sundry Inhabitants of this
Province who are Owners of Vessells from some Difficulties they
are put to by an Act Entituled a Supplementary Act to the Act En-
tituled an Act for laying an Imposition on Negroes & Severall Sorts